Tacoma Public Schools call for ‘safe zones’ for students who wish to talk about immigration concerns

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TACOMA, Wash. — As Seattle marks the map as a sanctuary city, its neighbor Tacoma says it can’t afford to be.

“I wish I had the luxury like New York, L.A. and Seattle with a giant tax base, they can say I don’t need $85 million; in Tacoma, that money matters,” Tacoma Mayor Strickland said.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Wednesday promising to withhold federal money from what it calls sanctuary jurisdictions that protect people who are living in the country illegally. Seattle has declared itself a “sanctuary city.”

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During a City Council session Tuesday Tacoma’s mayor voiced concerns with Trump`s immigration policies but said without federal money, city services would be in jeopardy.